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Yanase Dam

The 97th tallest dam in the world

115 m · 377 ft

Yanase dam (Yanase damu) is a dam in Kitagawa, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1970. It is located on the Nahari River immediately upstream from the Kuki Dam and further upstream from the Hiranabe Dam.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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